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" Several hours of the day hang upon our hands, nay we wish away whole years; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty wastes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at those several little settlements or... "
Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose: Selected ... - Page 21
1797 - 1120 pages
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The Spectator: ...

1718 - 348 pages
...fafter than it does. Several Hours of the Dav hang upon our Hands, nay we wifli away whole Yeats ; and travel through Time as through a Country filled with many wild and empty Waftes, v hich we would tain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral little Settlements or imaginary...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 354 pages
...as f,\ft as our Time runs, we fhoula be very glad in moft Parts of our Lives that it ran much fafter than it does. Several Hours of the Day hang upon our...Years; and travel through Time as through a Country rilled with many wild and empty Waftes, which we would fain hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

1729 - 342 pages
...pafs away before the h.ip*ir Meeting. Thus, as fait as our Time runs, we lliov.M be very glad in moft Parts of our Lives that it ran much fader than it...Several Hours of the Day hang upon our Hands, nay we wi(h away whole Years ; and travel through Time as through a Country filled with many wild and empty...
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The Spectator, Volume 2

English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...as faft as our Time runs, we mould be very glad in moft Parts of our Lives that it ran much fafter than it does. Several Hours of the Day hang upon our Hands, nay we wifh away whole Years j and travel through Time as through a Country filled with many wild and empty...
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The Oxford Magazine, Volume 8

1772 - 616 pages
...days a ic. ft \v, yet ailing, as it there \voul<! be no end to them. \Ve \vilh »way whote уеагь, and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty walks, which \vtr would fa;n hurry over, that we may arrive at tliofe lèverai little fettlements,...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...as faft as our time runs, we Humid be very glad in moft parts of our lives that it ran much fafter than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands, nay, we wifh away whole years ; and travel through time as through a country filled with many wild and empty...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...a« fait as our time tuns, we mould be »cry glad in molt parts of our lives, that it no much farter than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands, чу we wjßnway wholtyein; »nd tralife vel through time as through a country filled with many wild...
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The Berwick Museum, Or, Monthly Literary Intelligencer: Forming and ...

1787 - 588 pages
...complaining that our days are few, yet ading as if there would be no end to them. We wifli awaywhole years, and travel through time, as through a country filled with many waftes and wilds, which we fain would hurry over, that we may arrive at thofe feveral fettiements,...
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The Critic Philosopher: Or, Truth Discovered ...

A. G. Sinclair - Philosophy - 1790 - 196 pages
...revolution of time. Thus, though our time runs faft, we evidently wifh that C a it it ran much fafter than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands ; nay, we frequently wim whole years away, and travel through time, as Doctor Johnfon did through Scotland, which...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...as fad as our time runs, we Ihould be very glad, in moft parts of our lives, that it ran much faftcr than it does. Several hours of the day hang upon our hands ; nay, we wi(h away whole years, and travel through time, as through a country filled with many wild and empty...
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